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Return to the Motherland: S.N. Goenka's first visit to India

Return to the Motherland: S.N. Goenka's first visit to India

Goenka’s long trek to India, when retreating from the Japanese takeover in 1942.

Shwe Lan Ga LayDecember 24, 2020S.N. Goenka, Daniel Stuart, S.N. Goenka: Emissary of Insight, Mahatma Gandhi, Quit India, World War II, Churu, Chennai, Madras, Cannanore, Kannur, Kerala, Tamil NaduComment

Locating the Birthplace of an Italian Buddhist monk

Burma DhammaMay 19, 2017Ajahn Panna, Ambedkar, Aung San, Dr. Nanda Mala, Hollywood, IMC, Ingyinbin, Italy, Mussolini, Naples, Sri Lanka, Sun Lun, Turkey, U Lawkanatha, Webu Sayadaw, World War II, relicsComment

The First Vipassana Course in the Philippines

Burma DhammaApril 14, 2016ASEAN, Catholic, Cebu, Colonial Burma, Manila, Pa Auk, Philippines, U Goenka, World War IIComment

The Cave of Mogok Sayadaw

Burma DhammaJanuary 11, 2016Australia, Mogok Monastery, Patisamuppada, World War IIComment

The Stone Library of Ledi Sayadaw

Burma DhammaSeptember 6, 2015Ledi Pandita, Ledi Sayadaw, Ledi U Kavi, Linda Chang, Maha Ledi Monastery, Sain Pyin Gyi, World War II, nissaya Comment

The "Buddha Museum" in Nyaungshwe

Burma DhammaAugust 8, 2015Buddha Museum, Japanese, Nyaungshwe, Sao Sanda, Sao Shwe Thaike, Shan State, World War II, nat, saophaComment

"What's So Special About the Sagaing Hills?"

Burma DhammaFebruary 9, 2015Ayeyarwaddy, Borobudur, Indonesia, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi, Pyinmina, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, Sir U Thwin, Sitagu Academy, Thameikdawdaya Nunnery, U Goenka, U Sarana, World War II, tigersComment

Intersection of Dhamma Travel and Tourist Travel in Myanmar

Burma DhammaJanuary 11, 2015Bodhi Ta Htaung, Chindwin, Daniel Long, David Lambert, Hpo Win Daung, Ledi Sayadaw, Letpadaung Cave, Mohnyin Sayadaw, Monywa, Saya Thet Gyi, Shwezigon Pagoda, Thanboddhay Monastery, World War IIComment

Photographing Novices: A Contrast of Values

Burma DhammaJanuary 10, 2015Huffington Post, Lonely Planet, Maha Gandayone, Mingala Sutta, Peter Olszewski, Philip Blackwood, Stephen Wallace, Thailand, World War II, "Land of a Thousand Eyes", amarapura, anar, photographyComment

Taung Phi Lar Meditation Center Monastery in the Sagaing Hills

Burma DhammaDecember 1, 2014Padamyar Zedi, Sagaing Hills, Taung Phi Lar, World War II, vegetarian, weikzaComment

"The Fires of Lust are the Fiercest of Fires"

Burma DhammaNovember 30, 2014Ajahn Panna, Ambedkar, Rangoon University, Sun Lun, U Lawkanatha, Webu Sayadaw, World War II, nuclearComment

The Sagaing Hills During Wartime

Burma DhammaNovember 20, 2014Chinese, General Slim, Japanese, Sagaing Hills, World War II, "Defeat Into Victory"Comment

Chanting at Thanboddhay Monastery

Burma DhammaMay 3, 2014Japanese, Ledi Sayadaw, Mohnyin Sayadaw, Pariyatti yatra, Thanboddhay Monastery, World War II, caves, videosComment